Person
Zhao Lei
Acting
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Jan 1, 1928
- Died
- Jun 24, 1996
- From
- Jingzhou, Hubei Province, China
Zhao Lei (simplified Chinese: 赵雷; traditional Chinese: 趙雷) was a Chinese actor born in 1928 as Wang Yumin (王育民). He moved to Hong Kong in 1947, joined the Shaw Brothers Studio in 1953. He was one of the most popular male leads in the cinema of Hong Kong and Taiwan in the 1950s and 60s. He frequently played the role of an Emperor and is often called the "Film Emperor". He died in Hong Kong on 24 June 1996.
Images
Credits
Just Heroes
The Valiant Ones
Fist of Unicorn
The Enchanting Shadow
The Kingdom and the Beauty
The Story of Sue San
The Magnificent Concubine
Empress Wu
The Dream of the Red Chamber
Beyond the Great Wall
The Delivery
Beauty of Beauties
The Mid-Nightmare
Madam White Snake
Diau Charn
Dream of the Red Chamber
The Magic Lamp
Wife of a Romantic Scholar